Psalm 116

¹ I love the Lord, because he doth

my voice and prayer hear.

² And in my days will call, because

he bow’d to me his ear.

³ The pangs of death on ev’ry side

about beset me round:

the pains of hell gat hold on me,

distress and grief I found.

⁴ Upon Jehovah’s name therefore

I called, and did say,

deliver thou my soul, O Lord,

I do thee humbly pray.

⁵ Gracious the Lord and just, our God

is merciful also.

⁶ The Lord the simple keeps: and he

sav’d me when I was low.

⁷ O thou my soul do thou return

unto thy quiet rest:

because the Lord to thee himself

hath bounteously exprest.

⁸ For thou hast freed my soul from death,

mine eyes from tears, from fall

⁹ my feet. Before the Lord i’th land

of living walk I shall.

¹⁰ I did believe, therefore I spake:

afflicted much was I.

¹¹ That every man a liar is

I did say hastily.

¹² What shall I render to the Lord,

to me for’s ben’fits all.

¹³ I’ll take the cup of saving health

and on the Lord’s name call.

¹⁴ In presence now of all his folk,

I’ll pay the Lord my vows.

¹⁵ Of his saints, in Jehovah’s sight

the death is precious.

¹⁶ I am thy servant, truly Lord

thine own servant am I:

I am the son of thy handmaid,

my bands thou didst untie.

¹⁷ Of thanksgiving the sacrifice

offer to thee I will:

Jehovah’s name I earnestly

will call upon it still.

¹⁸ Unto Jehovah I will pay

the vows were made by me,

now in the presence of all them

that his own people be.